Changing Patterns of Warfare between India and Pakistan: Navigating the Impact of New and Disruptive Technologies

Changing Patterns of Warfare between India and Pakistan analyzes how advanced nuclear technologies and disruptive technologies have affected the evolving conflict between India and Pakistan. It predicts how this conflict may develop in the future and evaluates ways to stabilize deterrence and regulate the militarization of artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 12 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The evolving conflict between India and Pakistan has been significantly shaped by the advancements in nuclear technologies and the emergence of disruptive technologies. These technologies, including nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, ballistic missile defense systems (BMDs), multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs), anti-satellite weapons (ASAT), hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence (AI), lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) / drones, and space-based and cyber technologies, have intricately complicated the crisis dynamics and the realm of warfare in the region. Moreover, India's adoption of a compellence strategy, which emphasizes the use of smart/surgical strikes, signifies a shift in its stance, indicating a greater likelihood of such strikes in the future.

The phenomenon of surgical strikes raises important questions about how disruptive technologies will be employed to gain direct or indirect military control and challenge the existing status quo and deterrence stability. Against this backdrop, the authors of this book make predictions about the future development of the conflict and assess the strategies for stabilizing deterrence and regulating the militarization of artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies between India and Pakistan.

This book is of immense interest to scholars and professionals engaged in the fields of security studies, strategic studies, nuclear policy, deterrence thinking, and proliferation/non-proliferation aspects of the nuclear weapons program within South Asia and beyond. It will also be valuable to the academic community, policy-makers, diplomats, members of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), professional research institutes, and organizations working on India-Pakistan relations.

The authors of this book have drawn upon their extensive expertise and research to provide a comprehensive analysis of the changing patterns of warfare between India and Pakistan. They offer insightful perspectives and recommendations that will contribute to a better understanding of the complex dynamics and challenges facing the region. By examining the impact of advanced nuclear technologies and disruptive technologies on the conflict, this book provides valuable insights into the future of South Asia's security and stability.

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032374116